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• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  international students.   As you can see by the photos, this was a grueling process. I could go through it step by step with you, but Ben's already ... ; The quality of the essays. I was constantly floored by the way so many

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  said. "This is one area where we're able to make an impact." You can ... , one of the MIT students who in September launched a $150 camera balloon into near space, will be photographing the spreading oil slick in

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  sunset/sunrise swiftly flow the days

  

  some more work on campus. In-between work sessions, I wandered campus ... [annotation note='I actually first encountered this phrase in a debate case in high ... I've been very busy this semester; this is entirely of my own accord

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On the other side of CPW Being an MIT undergrad during CPW is definitely an interesting experience

  

  green building: This really was a terrible event, and I can't believe ... were affected by yesterday's events, and I hope that we can come out of ... I wrote a blog post about how excited I was for CPW last week.  Other

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  what the day holds can be scary. Or exciting. Or overwhelming. You ... a time. Because today is special. Because you'll never be in this exact same place in this exact same moment feeling exactly whatever it is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  This semester, I'm living in New Vassar, the newest undergrad dorm on ... never intended to live in a meal plan dorm. I'm kind of picky about my food, and my eating schedule is kind of weird. In particular, I'm annoyed

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  “What inspired you to draw your design” question in the submission form, I ... only one with an odd taste in graphic design. I got this email in the ... that they resonated with? To be fair, I wasn’t entirely lying in the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  insecurity. I remember sitting in Alan's office (surrounded by empty cans of ... receive any exam booklets." Prof. Guth smiled and asked whether I was in the ... into the wrong exam hall, I said "Um, yes. 8.012 is DEFINITELY in this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  45 minutes in length and are conducted by admissions officers (I do one ... ! How else can I help with your summer visit? For those of you who plan to visit, please leave your questions in the comments; I will answer them in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  -stop-shop for all EA questions you may have, let's see if I can do this. What is ... decide if you want to attend. Can I apply to more than one school early ... deferred and get in later, MIT can't afford to accept everybody EA so they

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Battle in The Bay a comic

  

  I'm finally all settled into my summer experience in ~~the bay~~ My 6 ... and I, we've really gotten to know each other. In between splitting and ... adult" in the "real world", I've been able to spend a good amount of time

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  . I organized CPW in my dorm last year. It is one of my favorite times ... second, I’m really forgetful and can never remember to take photos ... descriptions I could. So, in a particular, but not chronological, order, here are

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  conquering MIT are really great, but in my humble opinion, the most helpful thing I can do for you is to connect you with things that will give you a ... about x or y, etc. The least I can do is try to make your research a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 Numbers

  

  In a recent post, I wrote, "Our yield was even higher than we ... , "Hmm...I know you can't tell us yet, but when you do, can you let ... (though preliminarily there are a few numbers I'm very excited about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  guilty about having not blogged in a little while. I think I may have said ... , so I'm going to go through them all in this entry. These are totally ... speech. I also didn't know what order the ceremonies were going in. During

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Harvard Friends, Part 2 finding my quarantine dream team

  

  student with some close friends at Harvard! In Part 1, I discussed how cross ... we met. In this post, I describe how we've stayed in contact (and even ... time zone mismatches and Zoom fatigue got in the way of calling. I took

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  letter to MIT, I glimpsed a beautiful future in which all of life ... Sadoway, can I have a UROP?” and Professor Sadoway was like, “Email me your ... Sadoway was like, “I'll check around for UROP openings in my group,” and I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  MITWE, I can play music from around the world in a large ensemble ... could feel the excitement bubbling in the air as I lined up in the hotel ... colour food, like edible henna. (I forgot to mention this in the previous

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  , here's what I can tell you. We're not going to reject you because of the ... application. Also, I am not going to count the words in your essay. I have never ... say than what fits in 500 words. If that is you, I'd encourage you to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  ). Dear Internet, I am not in Course 2 or 6. Also, I like you a lot. Thanks ... MIT in comMITment, the freshmen are not. Personally, I applied to MIT ... free food than other majors. I just had a great sandwich. In full

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008